Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Dean Williams
Feb 15, 2008
Dean Edward Williams, Jr., 36, of Hopewell, died Friday, February 15, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in McDowell, Kentucky. Mr. Williams was a cashier for Circle D. Mart. He was preceded in death by his father; Dean Edward Williams, Sr. Surviving are his mother, Ethel Finley Williams of Hopewell, three brothers, Larry Williams and wife Melissa...
Reginald Skelton
Feb 14, 2008
Reginald Jackson Skelton, 72, died Thursday, February 14, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Jackson and Eva J. Newcomb Skelton and his wife Inez Hope Wray Skelton. He is Survived by a son, Kenneth A. Skelton and wife Cheryl J.; daughter, Deborah Sue Craven and husband John; grandchildren, Brian Lane Craven and Rachel Hope Craven; sister,...
Mary Skinner
Feb 14, 2008
Mary Todd Skinner, 83, of Dinwiddie died on Thursday, February 14, 2008. She was a very devoted mother, wife and friend who was loved by many. Mary retired from Titmus Optical after 32 years of service. She was a caregiver to a number of people and a devoted member of Kenwood United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Thelma Miles
Feb 13, 2008
Thelma Smith Miles, age 75, of Hopewell, VA, died on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. She was born in South Hill, VA. Mrs. Miles was a retired Secretary with Fort Lee, with over 25 years of service. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Guilders Circle, and the United Methodist Women. A member of the Beta Sigma...
Carl Smith
Feb 13, 2008
In loving memory of Carl Daniel Smith, who passed away suddenly on February 13th at his home in Dinwiddie County, VA. He is survived by his loving wife, Evelyn Marie Smith of the home; his loving parents, Carl J. Smith and Lucille Smith of Colonial Heights, VA. Also surviving are his sons, David W. Vest and his love Sunshine of...
Leila Seeley-Hufford
Feb 11, 2008
Leila June Seeley-Hufford, age 46, of Hopewell, VA, died on Sunday, February 10, 2008. She was born in Iowa City, IA, the daughter of Larry E. and Carol Brainard Seeley who currently reside in Binghamton, NY. Mrs. Hufford was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, and a teacher at C. C. Wells Elementary School in Chester, VA. She was...
Mary Moore
Feb 11, 2008
Mrs. Mary Lee Moore, 84, of Prince George, died Monday, February 11, 2008. at her home. She was born in Prince George County. Mrs. Moore was a dedicated assistant manager at Parkerâ??s Grocery, serving many customers and friends for the past 45 years. Surviving are a nephew, Henry D. Parker; Jr. and companion, Donna Vrable, a niece Susette Andrews and...
Sr. S. Mcclelland
Feb 11, 2008
Lloyd S. McClelland, Sr., 76, of Hopewell, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Southside Regional Medical Center. A veteran of the US Army, he served 27 years of dedicated service with service in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam, retiring as a SFC E-7. He was a member of The Retired Enlisted Association, and AARP. He is survived by his wife,...
Mary Jenkins
Feb 10, 2008
Mary P. Jenkins, age 79, wife of Grover C. Jenkins, died February 10, 2008 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Ogburn and her husband, Walter, and Sarah Brunello and her husband, Sam; a son, James Jenkins and his wife, Chantel; four grandchildren, John Reed, Chris Joyner, Beth Joyner and Sam Jenkins; two great-grandchildren, Brandon...
Emily Sutton
Feb 10, 2008
Emily House Sutton, age 69, of Hopewell, VA, died on Sunday, February 10, 2008. She was born in Pickens, SC, the daughter of the late Norman and Martha Grumbles House. Mrs. Sutton was also preceded in death by a son, George Ashley Colbert, a sister, Carol House Moore, and brothers, Norman House, Jr., and Dewitt House. She was a loving...
Dallas Frazier
Feb 9, 2008
Dallas Wayne Frazier, age 73, a life long resident of Hopewell, VA, died on Saturday, February 09, 2008, in Ruxton of Westover Hills, Richmond, VA, after a five month stay. He was born on December 29, 1934, the son of the late Ellis and Mildred Mizelle Frazier. Dallas was a life long member of the Church of Christ, Cawson St.,...
Bryant Sr. Marks
Feb 9, 2008
Bryant Mayes Marks, Sr., age 82, passed away at River View on the Appomattox on Saturday, February 9, 2008. He was born in Hopewell, VA, the son of the late Virginia Mayes and Charles Harrison Marks. Mr. Marks was a product of the Hopewell Public School System and a member of the class of 1942. He was a graduate of...
Anna Poole
Feb 9, 2008
Anna Logan Poole, 86, of Hopewell, VA, died Saturday, February 09, 2008. She was born on the Roosevelt Farm in Hyde Park, New York, the sixth child of Gilbert and Jane Logan. Mrs. Poole served in the U. S. Army and was recognized in 2005 for fifty years of membership in the Chase City American Legion. She was the devoted...
Effie Allen
Feb 9, 2008
Effie Mildred Stewart Allen, 90, of Chesterfield, formerly of Petersburg, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Bon Secours Retirement Community in Chester, after a period of declining health. Born in Church Road, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Lee and Talitha Dunnavant Stewart. She retired as an LPN at Petersburg General Hospital, now Southside Regional Hospital. She...
Timothy Rusnak
Feb 8, 2008
Timothy Kercel Rusnak, Sr., age 55, of Cumberland, VA, died on Friday, February 8, 2008. He was a lineman with Verizon Telephone Company for 28 plus years. Timothy was a member of CWA, was an avid outdoorsman, and was a member of the NRA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Debra M. Rusnak, and father, Edward D. Rusnak....
Emma Wallace
Feb 7, 2008
Waverly, Virginia Emma Jane Buhls Wallace, 70, a resident of Waverly, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 with her loving family by her side. Born in Surry County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Ray and Irene Thomas Buhls and the widow of Robert Daniel Wallace. She was a 1956 graduate of Surry High School where she...
Alma Conrad
Feb 6, 2008
Waverly, Virginia Alma â??Sisâ? Jennings Conrad, 93, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Born in Sussex County she was the daughter of the late James W. Jennings and Annie Lee Belle Harrison Jennings. She was the wife of the late Alfred Eugene Conrad. She was the oldest member of Newville Baptist Church where she served as Youth Sunday School teacher...
Shirley Metheny
Feb 6, 2008
Shirley Ann Metheny, 71, of Hopewell died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital. She was born in Hopewell and resided in the surrounding area all of her life. Mrs. Metheny was preceded in death by her parents, George and Lillie Mae Grinstead Zurik and her husband Robert M. Metheny. She is survived by two sons, George...
Jane Mcewen
Feb 6, 2008
Jane Elizabeth Collett McEwen of Petersburg passed away February 6. She was the daughter of the late Robert Shearer Collett and Cecil Traylor Collett, and the widow of the late Dr. Philip J. McEwen to whom she was married for 56 years. She is survived by her three sons, Philip J. McEwen, Jr. and his wife, Karen Joy of Richmond,...
Joseph & Annelle B. Manion
Feb 6, 2008
Joseph Marshall Manion, age 76, of Chester, VA, died suddenly on Friday, February 1, 2008, in Richmond, VA. His beloved wife of 52 years, Annelle â??Annâ? Boyd Manion, age 71, died February 5, 2008, in Petersburg, VA, after a long battle with cancer. The Manions were long time residents of Chester, VA. Joe, the son of the late Marshall J....
